<p>I understand that Vanderbilt caps it's students at 18 hours of AP credit, but what other restrictions does Vanderbilt have on AP credit, as a whole? Anyone who is knowledgeable thanks you for helping.</p>
<p>18 hour limit is for A&S only. AP Credit for A&S will not satisfy core course requirements for A&S. Often, some AP Credit cannot be applied toward the major. </p>
<p>I believe there is no cap for Peabody. Could be wrong. I am in A&S. </p>
<p>For more info, [College</a> Admissions Credit | Advanced Placement International Baccalaurete | Admissions Transfer Application Process](<a href=“http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/ap-ib-credit.php]College”>http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/ap-ib-credit.php).
In general, 4s and 5s are accepted. History is usually elective credit and doesn’t really get applied to a course.</p>
<p>If you get a 5 in CALC BC, you are eligible to enroll in MATH 205 A-B sequence, which is an integrated approach to multivariable calculus and linear algebra that is proof based. <a href=“http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~undergrad/calculus/info205ab.doc[/url]”>http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~undergrad/calculus/info205ab.doc</a></p>
<p>If you get a 5 in Chemistry, you can take a version of Organic Chemistry that is limited to such freshmen.</p>
<p>Engineering does not cap AP at 18 credits. I don’t know if there is any limit. Credit might vary according to the specific engineering major.</p>
<p>If one cannot use the credit towards his/her major nor towards AXLE, then what is the point of AP credit?</p>
<p>AP credits can count for your “total hours” requirements. Therefore, you can take fewer credit hours to graduate. I agree though, they are not very useful.</p>
<p>You can use up to 18 hours to get out of basically one semester. (i.e. fewer minmum hours at Vanderbilt to graduate). After 18 hours, they increase the number of hours you need to graduate. Essentially, at Vanderbilt, you can only get out of one semester of courses. And you will have to take core courses at Vanderbilt. </p>
<p>This is for A&S only. I have no clue about the rest.</p>
<p>They are very useful. I rather get a 4,5 on Calculus BC and get of MATH 155 A-B Accelerated Calculus at Vanderbilt, which is very difficult apparently.</p>
<p>Bottom line: Take your exams.</p>
<p>I guess as a pre-med I needed to take all my basic science and calc pre-reqs anyway, so they really were not much help in my case.</p>
<p>If one is an economics major, can he/she place out of Principles of Micro/Macroeconomics by taking the AP test in both subjects?</p>
<p>Yes you can. With a 4 or 5 on both tests. If you only score a 4 or 5 on one of the exams, you can place out of that class, and then you will have to take the other.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend it though. Steve Buckles ([Department</a> of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/econ/faculty/buckles.html]Department”>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/econ/faculty/buckles.html)) (teaches Economics 100 and 101) is one of the best teaching professors at the university. You learn a lot in his class.</p>
<p>I heard his class is a GPA destroyer</p>
<p>D had a 5 on AP Econ and is currently in Buckles’ Econ 100 making a C. He has a style of teaching that either you get, or you don’t.</p>
<p>Did your daughter have to take it, or did she choose to?</p>
<p>If you want to learn economics, then this is the course to take, regardless of whether it is a GPA destroyer or not. The benefits of taking the course (knowledge) are greater that the costs (perhaps a lower GPA?). </p>
<p>If you’re suited for Economics, then you’ll at least pull a B. Otherwise, its probably not your comparative advantage. Go major in something else. It only gets much harder here on out.</p>